News about California Community Colleges building makerspaces with support from the CCC Maker CCCCO grant under the Doing What Matters for Jobs and the Economy framework. 

Project Updates February/March
Recent CCC Maker initiative activities included:
  • Girl Scouts Heart of California presented Carol Pepper-Kittredge, CCC Maker Statewide Project Manager, with the 2017 Community Service Award to recognize her assistance in planning and building the Girl Scout STEM Center + Makerspace in Sacramento.
  • Colleges were provided with a press release template to share half year results
  • The CCC Maker Technical Assistance Provider (TAP) booked meetings with colleges
  • "Tap the TAP" webinars were offered in February on mid-year review and internships
Two CCC Maker Symposia are Planned

CCC Maker, working with California Council on Science and Technology, plans two professional events for college maker teams this spring:
  • Work-based Learning - Glendale, March 16
  • Making in the Curriculum - Folsom, April 13  
Speakers lined up for the March program include:
  • Michelle Yanez, Ed.D., Director of Educational Pathways, San Gabriel Valley Economic Partnership
  • Sean Arian,VP Innovation & Emerging Technologies  or Lindsey Heisser; Interim Director, Bixel Exchange Tech Ed Partnerships, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
  • Courtney Cogan, Employment Services Specialist and Job Developer, Goodwill Central Coast
  • Magda Ronningen, National Program Manager-Makers Division, Industrial Fabrics Association International
Colleges can send up to three people to the March program, representing the team leader, the work-based learning coordinator and a faculty member, student or business partner.

Participants can stay overnight and attend the March 17 Glendale Community College's Mini Maker Faire. 

Details will be sent to the colleges about the April event soon. Colleges are encouraged to attend the event closest to their location. It is optional to attend both.
College Makerspace Implementation Stories 

Foothill Community College Krause Center for Innovation launched the college's first Maker BootCamp. Attendees will get 7 units of credit (quarter) for the two week program. These courses will become part of the planned  MakerSpace Coordinator certificate.

Three students from Golden West College pitched their idea for a new app called What's The Play during the Entrepreneurship Club Meeting held at the ALICE Innovation Center. 

American River College students, through the Design Hub, are spearheading a new technology on campus for blind students -- smart glasses that are expected to revolutionize campus accessibility for those who are visually impaired.

Hartnell College is cleaning up an exisitng  25 ft x 30 ft room for the NASA Aerospace Lab and clean makerspace room.

Sacramento City College students introduded the new SCC makerspace website and held a series of soft openings while they prepared the space and cross trained on equipment.

Students at Folsom Lake College are planning and hosting a Women in STEM event on March 22 to get more women involved in the makerspace and hosted the first of a monthly series of Super Smash Bros. Melee tournaments.

Faculty from the City College of San Francisco (CCSF) MakerSphere [CNIT/Cyber Security, ART/Screen Printing and MUSIC/Electronic Music] presented at the Bridge to Success  #ExploreYourCCSF  Junior Summit at CCSF on Friday Feb. 23. Bridge to Success supports the persistence and retention rates of African American & Latino students in their post-secondary goals. 

Sierra College Makerspaces hired Student Makers in Residence, conducted a campus outreach making event on Valentine's Day and hosted a Startup Weekend, a 54 hour guided entrepreneurial experience.

The Moorpark College Makespace reached out across the campus to connect with disciplines that might not traditionally link with the maker movement. They spread the word about CCC Maker internships, the April 24 campus Maker Faire and future faculty and student workshops.

Allan Hancock College , with community partners, officially opened of the Central Coast Makerspace: a Northern Santa Barbara Collaboration on  Friday, February 2.

To see college blog posts go to resources on the CCC Maker website.
CCC Maker Teams Spread Educational Makerspace Knowledge

Recent Articles:

Presentations:

  • At the Linked Learning Convention in Anaheim on Feb. 12-14, Salomon Davila, TAP, CCC Maker, participated in a pop up makespace. Glendale Community College displayed student projects.
  • On Feb. 21 at the CCST Expert Briefing on the Maker Movement and Higher Education in California, held with the California Community College Chancellor's Office, Carol Pepper-Kittredge, Statewide Project Manager, presented on CCC Maker. 
Important Dates

Mar. 16 -- CCC Maker Symposium at Glendale College

March 17 - Glendale Community College Mini Maker (Faire 2018gccmakerfaire.eventbrite.com) 

April 9 - International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces ISAM 2018 Abstracts are due

April 13 - CCC Maker Symposium at Folsom Lake College 

April 16 - CCC Maker Fiscal and Reporting Deadline for 3rd Quarter

May 4 - CCC Maker Year 2 Work Plan & Budget Due

May 18 - 20 Bay Area Maker Faire in San Mateo

June 9 - ISAM 2018 Student posters and video submissions are due

June 15- CCC Maker 4th Quarter Fiscal & Narrative reporting due

July 13 - CCC Maker Annual Fiscal & Narrative reporting due

Aug. 3- 5 - 3rd International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces (ISAM) 2018 Co-hosted by Stanford University and UC Berkeley, at Stanford

Sept. 19-21 National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) will hold a "Making, Inventing & Entrepreneurship" conference in San Francisco.

Oct. 19-20 MakerEd 4th Annual Maker Educator Convening in San Jose
Carol Pepper-Kittredge | CCC Maker | 916-660-7801 | Email Carol | CCC Maker Website

The CCC Maker initiative is funded by Grant # 16-203-001 awarded by the California Community College Chancellor'sOffice , Workforce and Economic Development Division, to Sierra Joint Community College District.
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